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MustAsk Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Opposite of 'silent'

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What is the opposite of 'silent' as in "the h in Thomas is silent".

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"The h in 'hospital' is aspirated."
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The g in finger is sounded.
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MustAskopposite of 'silent'
not silent
sounded
pronounced

CJ
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I wonder, would 'voiced' work?
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MustAskI wonder, would 'voiced' work?
It would work as long as it wasn't in a text on phonetics, where it could cause confusion. 'voiced' and 'unvoiced' are special terms that apply to consonant types. For example, we say that /b/ is a voiced consonant and /p/ is an unvoiced consonant.

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